SuperUser Account / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Categories: AfriCoast Energy AFRICOAST ENERGY LAUNCHED FOLLOWING significant growth in the renewable energy business, AfriCoast Engineers SA has developed a sister company to exapnd its vision. Previous Article AFRICOAST ENGINEERS SA ESTABLISHES RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY Next Article SMME Support as of July 2020 Print 56312 Rate this article: 5.0
MTN ranked South Africa’s most valuable brand for thirteenth year SuperUser Account / Thursday, April 2, 2026 0 0 Article rating: No rating Telecommunications group MTN has been named South Africa’s most valuable brand by Brand Finance for the thirteenth consecutive year, with its brand value steady at R50.9-billion. The Brand Finance award followed MTN Group’s induction in January into the inaugural Brand Africa Hall of Fame, which acknowledges brands that have demonstrated sustained excellence and influence on the continent over the past decade. Read more
World Bank, IMF, IEA to coordinate response to Middle East war's economic, energy impact SuperUser Account / Thursday, April 2, 2026 0 3 Article rating: No rating The heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have announced in a joint statement that they will form a coordinated group to maximise their institutions’ response to the energy and economic impacts of the war in the Middle East. The organisations stated that the Middle East war has caused major disruptions to lives and livelihoods in the region and triggered one of the largest supply shortages in global energy market history. Read more
SA has potential to be real player in the battery energy storage system market SuperUser Account / Thursday, April 2, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating South Africa has the potential to develop at least one, and maybe as many as three, internationally competitive gigafactories for the manufacture of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells. This is the conclusion of a recent report undertaken for the non-profit and public benefit Localisation Support Fund (LSF) by Ernst & Young Advisory Services (EY-Parthenon). The biggest market will be the local manufacture of battery energy storage systems (BESS). Need and Demand Read more
Opinion: Power beyond borders – regional trade could boost SA’s energy security SuperUser Account / Wednesday, April 1, 2026 0 7 Article rating: No rating Without regional trade, South Africa’s market will remain shallower, more volatile and less resilient to future power supply shocks, writes Africa GreenCo co-founder and chief commercial officer Cathy Oxby. Eskom is edging closer to a year without loadshedding, recently surpassing the 300-day mark – the longest stretch of uninterrupted power supply in years. Eskom Generation’s recovery plan, support from National Treasury’s debt relief for the utility and wider power sector reforms that have unlocked private generation capacity have all helped reduce power cuts. Read more
Cape Town tables draft three-year, R40-billion capital budget SuperUser Account / Wednesday, April 1, 2026 0 6 Article rating: No rating Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis this week tabled a proposed R40-billion, three-year infrastructure budget for the city. “To give you some perspective on the progress we have made – in the 2021/22 budget, when all of us were elected, the city’s capital budget was R6.1-billion,” said Hill-Lewis. Read more